Curtain stretcher



June 1 I926. 1,587,422

' S. A. ROSE CURTAIN STRETCHER Filed March 2, 19,25

INVENTOR.

' TTORNEYS' Patented June 1, 1926.

Uhll'lhll SOPHIA. A. ROSE, OF ELM CREEK, NEBRASKA.

CURTAIN STRETCI-IER.

Application filed March 2, 19%.

My present invention pertains to curtain stretchers and it contemplates tie provision of a simple and inexpensive device through the medium of which curtains or various sizes may be readily stre ched to eliminate the necessity of ironing.

The invention further contemplates the provision of a curtain stretching trams that is adjustable to various lengths and one in which hooks, pins or the like are eliminated thereby precluding the liability of injury to the hands of the user or the fabric of the curtain.

Other objects and advantageous features oi the invention will be fully understood from the following description and claim when read in connection with the drawings accompanying and torinin part of this specitication in which Figure l is a top plan view of my novel device showing the side boards or bars partly in section.

Figure 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section taken in the plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Figure 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section taken in the plane indicated by the line 33 of Figure 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Similar numerr corresponding par drawings.

My novel curtain stretcher comprises the side bars 1 preferably tour in number having equi-distantly a-irrzuiged holes 22 and adapted to take into the holes oi the side bars are rods 3 that are rounded indicated by he clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 the curtain (l is stitched at S to form the loops l1. 1 would have it distinctly understood that where curtains are provided with the loops L, such for instance as kitchen or bath-room curtains in which upper and lower fixture rods are employed, it is unnecessary to use the stitching; S to form the loops.

In the practical use of the invention I take an ordinary curtain that is generally provided with an upper loop L to receive the well known curtain fixture and I stitch a similar loop or hem in the lower end of the curtain. I then pass the upper roe 3 through the upper hem and the lower rod 3 through the lower hem of the curtain. The frame portion comprisino' the side bars 1 and the intermediate rods 3 is then adjusted ls of reference designate in all the views of the Serial No. 12,640.

to proper length and the upper rod 3 is ininto the upper hole of the inner side and the lower rod 3 is then inserted into the lower hole of the outer side bars 1. it ill be seen, by reference to Figures 1 and at the body of the curtain will lie upon the intermediate bars 'llhese bars 8 are preferably arranged so that one of said bars passes through the lower openings or the inner bars 1 and the other of the rods 3 passes through the upper openings of the outer bars 1. It will be apparent that the inner or intermediate bars and the position or same controls the length of the trains and by mere v adjusting the inner bars to various resisl'c holes of the side bars the frame can be iucrea or decreased in length according to the need of the user. Unlike he ordinz-iry run of curtain stretchers, my devie: can be employed for wide or narrow curtaius as well as long and short curtains and the adjustment for various l ngths oi cur lain is an extremely simple operation.

llie device consists of a frame and re preferably termed oi wood or other inatr .l of extremely light weight in order that it may be easily iandled by persons of limited strength. Moreover, the device is so constructed and arranged that the space re- (piired for storage is very limited. By merely removing the cross-rods the frame nay be stored in a small space and this is not true of the ordinary well known stretchers and at the same time there is nothing in my device that cannot readily and inexpensively be replaced should occasion demand. The bars 1 may be oi any length and nry also be provided with any number of oi iugs arranged at any desired points along; the length of the bars and the bars themselves may also be rounded as illustrated t prevent tearing of the hem during insertion of the rods but if desired the opening in the side bars may be or any configr on whereby a bath-room curtain or the h e in which round upper and lower fixture bars are preferably used may be inserted in to the openings oi the side bars without the necessity of removin my upper and lower bars 3 for insertion of the fixture bars after the curtain has dried.

It will be gathered from the foregoing;- that by the use of my device injurious hooks. pins or the like are eliminated and that t I elimination of such elements is a mater til that in frames employing hooks and the like it is necessary, quite -l rezpiently, due to the weight of the curtain to replace the hooks or tastenings with new ones. Furthermore with my removable rods S the curtain does not depend upon mechanical skill to assure even hanging of a curtain when dried because my rods pull the c :rtain to the limit atall points, that to say, the hem will have as much pressure on the sidesas in the middle. .Vhere hooks, pins or the like are used it is 'hnn'ianly impossible to adjust a curtain so that the entire Width has the some amount of essurc exerted thereon. It is also apparent that'absolutely no skill is necessary to adjust. my nor-cl device and to eyenly stretch a curtain along its entire length. I would also have it understood that by increasing the length of the rods 3 curtains-i of the same length may be stretched at one and the same time irrespectiie of the number thereof and that each curtain will be stretched to a similar length. This is extremely important as experience has taught, that it is practically impossible with devices now in use to stretch ll curtains oi the same size so that they iangg evenly with respect to each other.

ihe device is also adapted to be used as a frame for repairing torn curtains in which pressureof any desired amount may be placed upon the curtain without pulling san'ie away from its upper fastening or red.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatcnt, is-

A curtain stretcher having parallel side members and cross rods, each or said members comprising an inner and an outer h arranged in ov rlappcd relation and each (:i said bars having apertures therein, the a pcrtures in each of said bars being equally spaced whereby they are adapted to register, the said rods being disposed in parallelism etwcen said members at and intermediate the ends thereof, the ends of said rods being positioned in said apertures and some of said rods engaging all of said bars.

In testimony whereof T. have hereunto set my hand.

SOPHIA A. 

